사주명리

First Steps in Saju

Five sittings with Master Gwansu, who keeps a study of old almanacs and pours the tea before he begins. From the eight characters of a chart to the five elements, the day master, the ten gods, and the ten-year luck pillars — an unhurried introduction to saju for readers meeting it for the first time, with the plain reminder that a chart is a map of tendencies and never a prophecy.

All episodes

1. Episode 1The Eight Characters: What Saju Is Before Anyone Reads ItSaju sets four pillars for the year, month, day and hour, with a heavenly stem over an earthly branch on each. Master Gwansu explains all eight, slowly.
2. Episode 2The Five Elements: The Materials a Chart Is Made OfMaster Gwansu sets out the five materials of a saju chart: what each element is like, how the generating and controlling cycles run, and how to read a leaning.
3. Episode 3The Day Master, the Character That Stands for YouThe day master is the upper character of your day pillar, the one saju reads as the self. How to find it, and the grain of each of the ten stems.
4. Episode 4The Ten Gods: Saju as a Language of RelationshipsThe ten gods (sipseong) name the five ways a character can stand to your day master. Why each pair splits by polarity, and why none of them is a bad star.
5. Episode 5Daeun: The Ten-Year Luck Pillars, and How to Read a SeasonYour chart is the bowl; the luck pillars are the water, ten years at a time. Master Gwansu closes the series with daeun, annual luck, and how they layer.